Data Storage B (known as Data Storage in the original NTSC release of Corruption) is a small room found in Base Sector Zero on Norion. It is explored in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Description[]
Data Storage B can only be accessed after Samus Aran has acquired the Plasma Beam, as the room is on the path to Generator B and Samus does not explore this region the first time she visits Norion. To get here, she must repair a damaged Circuit board in the Cargo Hub.
The room is the second of two data storage rooms on Norion, after Data Storage A, and consists of a mechanism in the middle that processes data from the Galactic Federation databanks and provides it to the three terminals in the room. The mechanism is a skinny pillar with three rings moving up and down at the top and several protrusions running along the walls of the room, similarly to a windmill.
The three terminals in this room feature Galactic Federation Data entries, specifically, the entries Planet Bryyo, SkyTown, and Olympus-class battleship (the last of which can also be obtained in two other locations, one being long prior to reaching this room). In Metroid Prime Trilogy, the Olympus-class battleship terminal is changed to become a normal scannable terminal. Scanning this third non-lore terminal reveals four "special access codes", which can be entered into the Transmission console in the Gunship to reveal secret messages from Satoru Iwata, Kensuke Tanabe, Shigeru Miyamoto, Kenji Yamamoto, and Yoshio Sakamoto. The messages are present in the original version of Corruption, but there are no hints to their existence.
Connecting rooms[]
- Conduit B (via Galactic Federation Blue Door, White Blast Shield on the other side)
Scans[]
- Planet Bryyo
- "Federation scouts discovered the planet Bryyo ten years ago. The planet's alignment makes most of its surface uninhabitable; 48% of the world is always exposed to the sun, with another 48% shrouded in permanent night. The remaining 4% lies in an equatorial ring of fertile jungle, where the bulk of Bryyo's bioforms dwell.
- Fuel Gel is common on Bryyo, which makes it extremely important to the Federation. The local bioforms are quite primitive, though there are ruins that indicate an advanced culture thrived on Bryyo in centuries past."
- SkyTown
- "SkyTown is a network of advanced structures floating in the atmosphere of planet Elysia. Most of the base is dedicated to research, from a local to interstellar level. The powerful sensors of SkyTown provide useful military intelligence data along with research information. An Aurora Unit analyzes the vast amount of data collected by the station it is supported by the Elysians, a group of sentient mechanoids that live within the base.
- Olympus-Class Battleship (NTSC version)
- "The Olympus-Class battleship is the first Federation capital ship designed to use an onboard Aurora Unit. They are the flagships of the fleets they serve in, usually commanded by an officer of flag rank. Battleships of this class have smaller crews than most ships of a similar size to due the presences of the Aurora Unit. The space saved in crew support is used for more battle systems. The enormous vessels are powered by Fuel Gel, making the scarce commodity of extreme value to the Federation military."
- Third terminal (Trilogy version)
- "SPECIAL ACCESS CODES: 28413 73636 55184 14758"
- Machine
- "Unit transfers information from the Federation's data banks to all nearby access terminals."
Development notes[]
The room's internal name is 00_gfplanet_save_a. This implies this room may have once housed a Save Station during development. This could also mean more Save Stations were planned in other rooms, though no other rooms on Norion share the same name internally as this room. Alternatively, this could refer to Generator C Access, which contains a Save Station.
The keyword gfplanet indicates Norion, and the prefix 00 indicates that this is a utility room.
Gallery[]
| Norion Rooms in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | |
|---|---|
| Base Sector Zero | Docking Hub Alpha • Hub Access • Cargo Hub • Substation East • Conduit A • Data Storage A Cargo Dock A • Generator A Access • Generator A • Maintenance Station • Conduit C Cargo Dock C • Generator C Access • Generator C • Generator Shaft • Tower Elevator • Control Tower • Substation West • Conduit B • Data Storage B • Cargo Dock B Generator B Access • Generator B |